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Chapter 685 - 289. Wouldn’t you avoid being killed if you just honestly gave up?_3

Chapter 685: 289. Wouldn’t you avoid being killed if you just honestly gave up?_3

Blake and Aldridge launched an offensive with a pick and roll. Using the screen to take off directly, Okafor was caught off guard and failed to press forward, causing no interference.

With a swift motion, Blake scored a three-pointer!

On the side, following Roy, Zhang Yang could only curse in frustration, "Damn!" At the critical moment, Blake was really fierce!

Soft on the outside, tough on the inside. That’s just the way Blake plays.

As the offense switched to defense, Zhang Yang prepared to make another bold move to see if he could unleash another fierce wave like he did in the middle of the third quarter and kill the game right there.

But after receiving Felton’s pass at the top of the arc, he saw Okafor leaning on Aldridge on the right elbow, trying to establish position.

Zhang Yang calmed down; with five minutes remaining, launching an attack now might not get off the ground, and even if it did, the opposing team would have enough time to counter. Tonight, their Bobcats were either getting countered or walking on the verge of being countered.

Was Okafor looking to retaliate after just being hit? Certainly, there were emotions involved, but from Zhang Yang’s understanding of little Duncan, most of Okafor’s thoughts were still focused on the overall situation. He passed the ball to Okafor.

Aldridge tried to get around to intercept, but even though Okafor had lost weight, his strength wasn’t something the softer Aldridge could contend with. Okafor securely caught the ball against Aldridge.

Upon receiving the ball, Okafor immediately shed Aldridge’s pressure, turned sharply to the left, and burst into the three-second zone. Aldridge, unable to stop his momentum, lunged forward and was completely bypassed!

Okafor leaped high a step outside the charge circle, with Pulzbila too late to respond. Okafor slammed the ball over Pulzbila and into the hoop!

to 109. The Bobcats tied the score!

Even after the dunk, Okafor maintained an expressionless face, returning to defense giving a high-five to the excited Zhang Yang, still with no expression.

Zhang Yang was used to little Duncan’s stoic face; at this moment, he only felt a tad regretful. The play could have drawn a foul, but being on the away court, the referees didn’t blow the whistle.

As offense switched to defense, Blake continued his pick and roll with Aldridge.

This time, Okafor extended further out, tightly covering Blake’s shooting space.

After breaking from the pick, Aldridge quickly moved to the left of the free-throw line, received Blake’s pass, and like a guard, dribbled between his legs to avoid Felton’s steal. He then took a lateral step to create space for his jump shot, evading the robust challenge from Felton, jumped, and shot...and scored!

Answering Okafor’s previous play!

It was the Bobcats’ turn to attack. Felton advanced to the frontcourt and passed to Zhang Yang, then drifted to the left corner.

Zhang Yang waited for Okafor to settle into position before passing the ball over; Okafor continued his low post play against Aldridge.

This time, Aldridge honestly pressed against Okafor’s back without doing anything extra... He couldn’t hold back, but no matter, as Webster’s double team from the wing was timely!

Hill moved promptly, circling out of the area Webster cut off and positioned himself within the free-throw line’s semi-circle to receive Okafor’s pass.

Blake quickly closed in on Hill, Aldridge retreated under the basket to cover Perkins, Pulzbila extended from under the basket to the left side of the three-second zone, blocking Hill’s path to the left.

In just a few seconds, the Trail Blazers displayed a top ten level defense in the league in full flourish!

But Hill still successfully passed the ball out... Zhang Yang moved up from the left baseline, Felton closed in to block Roy, and Zhang Yang circled to the top of the free-throw line’s outer semi-circle to catch Hill’s pass, turned around, shot a long two-pointer...and scored!

to 111, the score was tied again!

Consecutive baskets by Okafor and Zhang Yang helped stabilize the growing anxiety among their teammates.

In the middle of the third quarter, the Bobcats led the Trail Blazers by 11 points at 88 to 77, but from 8:32 in the third quarter to the official timeout at the beginning of the fourth, they were outscored 29 to 19 by the Trail Blazers. It was only thanks to Felton hitting a step-back three-pointer that they ’only’ lost by 10 points in those ten minutes.

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers continued their dominant offense, but Okafor and Zhang Yang stepped up, preventing the Trail Blazers from continuing to dominate the climax!

Unable to continue their advantage, the Trail Blazers players were not discouraged and launched another fierce offensive.

Having withstood an 11-point deficit earlier, they had surged back to tie and even briefly took the lead; the youthful spirit of the Rose City’s team was fully ignited.

In the following rounds, the Trail Blazers continued to press the Bobcats, playing into the final minute. Roy cut in to catch Blake’s pass for a floater and scored, bringing the score to 122 to 118, the Trail Blazers leading the Bobcats by four points!

From the start being clung to by the Trail Blazers, every time they managed to widen the gap, they were quickly caught up again, the cycle repeating until they were overtaken in the score in the final quarter, becoming the ones needing to catch up, and by the final moments, they couldn’t even do that. The Bobcats players were again on the verge of a mental breakdown, tonight’s game was indeed too thrilling... Just then, Zhang Yang stepped up!

Facing Roy’s defense, Zhang Yang took a step back beyond the three-point line, unable to fool Roy, but he didn’t care, jumping back against the approaching Roy, released a three-pointer...

Roy couldn’t have defended better, but Zhang Yang still forcefully scored the basket!

to 122, the gap reduced to just one point!

McMillan wanted to call a timeout, but hesitated and decided against it. His players were in a good rhythm, the offense was going well, and there was nothing wrong with the defense on that play; it was just that the opposing bad boy Jack was too tough and accurate at the critical moment. That basket brought him to 35 points off 25 shots!